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Depends on the country. In UK truth is no defense for libel. Also if you are sued for libel in US and prove that they indeed have a security hole that gives th

• noir_lord 12y ago
  US courts (at a state level) have occasionally ruled similarly, it is a worrying trend. > The court ruled in the case of Noonan v. Staples that truth published with “actual malice” gleaned from the context of the statement can give rise to a libel lawsuit. http://itlaw.wikia.com/wiki/Noonan_v._Staples http://itlaw.wikia.com/wiki/Noonan_v._Staples
• DanBC 12y ago
  > In UK truth is no defense for libel. What? http://www.senseaboutscience.org/data/files/A_quick_guide_to_libel_laws_in_England_and_Wales.pdf http://www.senseaboutscience.org/data/files/A_quick_guide_to... > Justification: a defendant must show that the substance and fact of what they have written is true. However, a judge decides what the words meant, and therefore what a defendant must prove to be true – sometimes not what a defendant expects. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_defamation_law http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_defamation_law > Allowable defences are justification (i.e. the truth of the statement), Edit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation_Act_2013 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation_Act_2013 > and introducing new statutory defences of truth, honest opinion, and 'publication on a matter of public interest' or privileged publications (including peer reviewed scientific journals),